เลียแข้งเลียขา(lia kâeng lia kăa)
Meanings
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[to] suck up to [sb]; [to] bootlick
to praise someone in an insincere way in order to get something you want from them; to be a sycophant.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เลียแข้งเลียขาlia kâeng lia kăaเลียแข้งเลียขาlia kâeng lia kăa[to] suck up to [sb]; [to] bootlickเจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)ไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatความสามารถkwaam săa-mâat1ability; capacity2skill; talent; proficiency3capability; functionality (of a system/tool)4capacity/competence (legal/official)
He got promoted because he likes to suck up to the boss, not because of his ability.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ประจบbprà-jòpประจบbprà-jòp[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor
[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor
ประจบประแจงbprà-jòp bprà-jaengประจบประแจงbprà-jòp bprà-jaeng[to] fawn; [to] flatter obsequiously
[to] fawn; [to] flatter obsequiously
ประจบสอพลอbprà-jòp sŏr-plorประจบสอพลอbprà-jòp sŏr-plorto flatter [sb]; to fawn on [sb]; to curry favor (with [sb])
to flatter [sb]; to fawn on [sb]; to curry favor (with [sb])
เข้าลูบคอkâo lôop koเข้าลูบคอkâo lôop ko[to] butter [sb] up; [to] ingratiate yourself with [sb] (for advantage)
[to] butter [sb] up; [to] ingratiate yourself with [sb] (for advantage)
พูดจาประจบpôot-jaa bprà-jòpพูดจาประจบpôot-jaa bprà-jòp[to] flatter [sb]; butter up [sb]; fawn over [sb]
[to] flatter [sb]; butter up [sb]; fawn over [sb]
Word Breakdown
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เลียแข้งเลียขาlia kâeng lia kăaเลียแข้งเลียขาlia kâeng lia kăa[to] suck up to [sb]; [to] bootlick